13 Flowers To Sow In November For Beautiful Blooms Next Year

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“Sweet peas are a popular choice to sow in pots indoors, and they have a wonderful scent and provide bright splashes of colour from early summer,” says Julian.

Perfect for picking, sweet peas can be easily grown from seed in small pots (you can also use a cardboard toilet roll as a container). When the plants grow to 10cm tall, ‘pinch’ out the tips to encourage more growth. Plant them in mid-spring along a trellis or wall for beautiful, climbing displays.

Eryngiums (sea holly) sea holly or eryngium with blue spikey flowers Aleksa Torri//Getty Images

With striking, thistle-like flowers, Eryngiums (also known as sea holly) give gardens a unique look and provide endless feasting for bees. Scatter seeds outdoors now or plant in small pots first, before moving to your border next spring.

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According to Julian, hardy annuals like pansies, violas and calendulas also do well if sown indoors for early colour next spring. Sowing them in the autumn encourages stronger root growth, leading to more prolific flowering.

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Organised gardeners can also get ahead by planting the seeds of beautiful flowers, including globe thistles (echinops), cornflowers, rudbeckia, delphiniums, scabiosa and foxgloves. Sow in a compost tray before moving outside when the weather warms in spring.

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Plants for shady spaces blue flowers growing outside Anna Nelidova//Getty Images

“For shady spots, Ajuga is an attractive groundcover with pretty flowers that can be started indoors now,” says Julain. “Corydalis solida is another delicate flower for cool, moist areas, ideal for indoor sowing in November.”

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Lisa Joyner is the Deputy Daily Editor at House Beautiful UK and Country Living UK, where she’s busy writing about home and interiors, gardening, dog breeds, pets, health and wellbeing, countryside news, small space inspiration, and the hottest properties on the market. Previously, she has written for Conde Nast Traveller, House & Garden and Marie Claire magazine. Lisa studied at University For The Creative Arts, where she completed a BA in Fashion Journalism.

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